An essential component of the Museum Studies Program, the MSP Internship (Practicum) provides students an opportunity to integrate their classroom training with museum work. The internship typically entails three months of work in a museum context, although students with extensive museum experience may undertake an equivalent museum-focused research project with the approval of the MSP Director or Associate Director. Students complete the internship with a written paper, public presentation, a contribution to the MSP Blog Museum Matters@Michigan, or discussion with a small review committee. Any of these options encourage the student to consider the alignment of theory to practice based on the entirety of the MSP experience (including readings, guest lectures, public presentations, class assignments, etc.). Funding assistance is available to students to help defray the cost of pursuing the internship. Though not all MSP graduates seek employment in museums, those who do often find the internship a valuable point of entry into the professional museum world.
MSP Internships completed 2024-2025
| Name |
Location |
| Stacey Bishop |
Burnaby Art Gallery, Canada |
| Albert Cavallero |
The State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan |
| Chelsea Hendrus |
Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, Ohio |
| Skyler Leslie |
Historic Fort Wayne, Detroit, MI |
| Ekaterina Olson-Shipyatsky |
Galicia Jewish Museum, Poland |
| Gala Patenkovic |
Questa è Roma, Italy |
| Jack Schmitt |
The Henry Ford, Benford Ford Research Center, Dearborn, MI |
MSP Internships completed 2023-2024
| Name |
Location |
| Basmah Arshad |
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, Dallas, TX |
| Richard Bachmann |
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI |
| Emily Finch |
Association for Research into Crimes Against Art, Italy |
| Denisa Glacova |
ANU Museum of the Jewish People, Israel |
| Heidi Hilliker |
Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (National Museum of Antiquities), the Netherlands |
| Hannah Hoover |
South Carolina Institute for Archaeology and Anthropology, Columbia, SC |
| Emily Na |
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Alexandra Norwood |
Uganda National Museum, Uganda |
| Alice Register |
Okinawa Churashima Foundation, Japan |
| Abigail Staub |
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, VA |
MSP Internships completed 2022-2023
| Name |
Location |
| Eimeel Castillo |
Library of Congress Exhibit Office, Washington, DC |
| Andrew Crocker |
Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
| Caitlin Dyche |
National Park Service – Railroad Network to Freedom, MD |
| Onyx Henry |
Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta, GA |
| Chad Machinski |
University of Michigan Herbarium, MI |
| Antonello Mastronardi |
American Numismatic Society, NY |
| Katelin Mikos |
University of Michigan Museum of Art, MI |
| Caroline Nemechek |
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| Kimberly Ransom |
Rebuild Foundation, Stony Island Arts Bank, IL |
| Estrella Salgado |
Fort Ticonderoga, NY |
| Pelle Tracey |
Institute of Contemporary Art, PA |
| Taylor West |
Oxford University Museum of Natural History, England |
| Chuyi Zhu |
University of Michigan Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments, MI |
MSP Internships completed 2019-20
| Name |
Location |
| Rachel Chamberlain |
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI |
| Emily Cornish |
Baltimore Museum of Art, MD |
| Alexandra Creola |
Antikensammlung, Berlin, Germany |
| Susan Dine |
Research project at multiple sites to study museums and popular culture |
| Calder Fong |
The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, MI |
| Esther Ladkau |
National Museum of History, Japan |
| Rashun Miles |
Ricardo Brennand Institute, Recife, Brazil |
| Mark Ramirez |
Toledo Museum of Art, OH |
| Katherine Stadtmiller |
University of Michigan Museum of Art, MI |
| Jeremy York |
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI |
MSP Practicums completed 2018-19
| Name |
Location |
| Roxana Aras |
Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock Museum, Lebanon |
| Megan Berkobien |
The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI |
| Stephanie Brown |
Rubin Museum of Art, NY |
| Caitlin Clerkin |
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| Christina DiFabio |
Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
| Carolyn Gennari |
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, RI |
| Charles Gushue |
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, PA |
| Timothy Hart |
The Walters Art Museum, MD |
| Craig Harvey |
Lugdunum, Musee et theatres romains, France |
| Zoe Jenkins |
Musee du Louvre, France |
| Grace Mahoney |
Literature-Memorial Museum to Mikhail Bulgakov, Ukraine |
| Christopher Mulvey |
University of Michigan Museum of Art, MI |
| James Munene |
Museum of Ethnography, Swedish National Museums of World Culture, Sweden |
| Shannon Ness |
Royal Cemetery of El Kurru, Sudan |
| Alison Rittershaus |
Harvard Art Museums, MA |
| Colin Walker |
Museum of Food and Drink, NY |
| Felix Zamora Gomez |
Exhibits at various institutions, Spain |
MSP Practicums completed 2017-18
| Name |
Location |
| Amy Albanese |
UMMSP research project evaluating cultural heritage laws |
| Rebecca Bloom |
UMMSP research project at multiple sites, India |
| Carolyn Clayton |
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, MA |
| Kyle Frisina |
Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
| Timnet Gedar |
National Museum of Eritrea, Asmara, Eritrea |
| Elspeth Geiger |
Matthaei Botanical Gardens, MI |
| Rebecca Kon |
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Poland |
| Zachary Kopin |
Constitution Hill, South Africa |
| Allan Martell |
Instituto de Historia de Nicaragua y Centroamerica, Nicaragua |
| Hannah McMurray |
Musee de l’Eysee, France |
| Michael Pascual |
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI |
| Amanda Respess |
UMMSP research project studying Islamic art at various museums, United States |
MSP Practicums completed 2016-17
| Name |
Location |
| Catalina Esguerra |
International Center for the Arts of the Americas, Museum of Fine Arts, TX |
| Liz Harmon |
Smithsonian Museum of American History, Washington, DC |
| Kathryn Holihan |
Deutsches Hygiene Museum, Dresden |
| Crystal Labrosse |
Arab American National Museum, MI |
| Sarah McLusky |
The Henry Ford, MI |
| Lauren Stamm |
The Henry Ford, MI |
| Rachel Miller |
University of Michigan Museum of Art, MI |
| Benjamin Tupper |
University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens, MI |
MSP Practicums completed 2013-14
| Name |
Location |
| Sanam Arab |
University of Michigan Museum of Art, MI |
| Katherine Carlton |
Research Practicum, University of Michigan |
| Courtney Cottrell |
Brothertown Indian Nation, WI |
| Julie Feldt |
Adler Planetarium, IL |
| Naomi Herman-Aplet |
Chicago History Museum, IL |
| Justin Meyer |
Portland Art Museum, OR |
| Ashley Miller |
University of Michigan History of Art Department, MI |
| Kayla Romberger |
Whitney Museum of American Art, NY |
| Marisa Szpytman |
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI |
| Alisha Wessler |
The Drawing Center, NY |
| Anna Wieck |
Fundacion Juan March, Spain |
MSP Practicums completed 2012-13
| Name |
Location |
| Laura Alcantara |
Parker’s Box, NY |
| Keeley Briggs |
Franklin Institute, PA |
| John Kannenberg |
ZKM Media Museum, Berlin |
| Gina Konstantopoulos |
British Museum, London |
| Katherine Larson |
Corinth Excavations and Museum (American School of Classical Studies at Athens), Greece |
| Molly McGuire |
National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC |
| Neha Paliwal |
National Museum and House of Culture, Tanzania |
| Monica Patterson |
Centre for Ethnogrpahic Research & Exhibition in the Aftermath of Violence (CEREV), Concordia University |
| Tasha Rijke-Epstein |
Mokea Akiba, Universite de Mahajanga, Madagascar |
| Kristine Ronan |
Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello), VA |
| Diana Sierra-Becerra |
Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen, San Salvador |
| Anna Topolska |
Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy, University of Michigan |
MSP Practicums completed 2010-11
| Name |
Location |
| Lea Bullard |
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, NC |
| Clara Cahill |
Franklin Institute, PA |
| Lisa Cakmak |
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, MA |
| Joe Cialdella |
Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Gardens, Washington, DC |
| Morgan Daniels |
University of Michigan Museum of Art, MI |
| Kelly Fayard |
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Museum and Welcome Center, AL |
| Andrew Gurstelle |
University of Michigan Museum of Art, MI |
| Lydia Herring-Harrington |
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, MA |
| Kelly Kirby |
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, MI |
| Mei-Chen Pan |
National Taiwan Museum, Taiwan |
| Ricardo Punzalan |
Research Practicum, University of Michigan School of Information, MI |
| Emma Sachs |
J. Paul Getty Museum, CA |
| Alison Vacca |
Royal Ontario Museum, Canada |
| Elizabeth Vandermark |
University of Michigan Museum of Art, MI |
| Emma Wolman |
University of Michigan Museum of Art, MI |
MSP Practicums completed 2009-10
| Name |
Location |
| Luciana Aenasoaie |
Museum of History and Archaeology, Romania |
| Christopher Berk |
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australia |
| Donald Buaku |
Fort Douglas Military Museum, UT |
| Tiffany Chao |
Chicago History Museum, IL |
| Helen Dixon |
Archaeology Museum of the American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| Christine Efta |
Oriental Institute Museum, IL |
| Heloise Finch |
National Maritime Museum, United Kingdom |
| Monica Huerta |
Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
| KeunYoung Kim |
Seattle Asian Art Museum, WA |
| Marc Levitt |
Center for Legislative Archives, Washington, DC |
| Andrea McDonnell |
Gallery Project, MI |
| Beatriz Zengotitabengoa |
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI |
